>> concerns grow for nelson mandela as jacob zuma cancels a trip abroad. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. at there thrilled prospects. we truly stand at a tipping point. >> gay couples benefit from a supreme court ruling. herting kicks off between testers and police before a big match against uruguay.

>> kevin rudd returns as australia's prime minister. south african president jacob zuma has canceled a trip abroad as it appears nelson mandela's health is deteriorating. he is in hospital in pretoria. >> to president jacob zuma came to the hospital and visited nelson mandela and after that he gave a brief statement in which he described nelson mandela's condition is still critical. he said there was to be a state -- a summit in mozambique but that has been canceled. jacob zuma will not be going because he simply feels it is not the right time to leave south africa particularly with

nelson mandela in such a critical condition. we do not know this officially from the president's office but we do understand from a number of credible sources that nelson mandela is now on life support. he is being kept alive by official means. i do not think this will come as any great surprise to south africans who have come to understand through the statements that nelson mandela really is in the closing stages of his life now. a lot of people have been heeding those calls for prayer and the support for the family. they have been reading candles -- bringing candles and flowers to post on the wall. one thing that strikes you is how many south africans have of them he so many is a member of the family. a lot of the notes is addressed to tata, a word that means

uncle. people do see him not as a politician but as a member of the family. in that respect this is a very difficult time not just for nelson mandela's immediate family but for so many people across this country. >> two supreme court rulings in the u.s. have been hailed as support for the battle for gay rights. it has cleared the way for gay marriage in california to resume. >> thousands gathered outside the u.s. supreme court for what they hoped would be to historic rulings. activists hoping the court would over turn legal opposition to same sex marriage were not disappointed. >> today is a good day. i finally get to look at the man that i love and finally say, will you please marry me? court decided it did not

have jurisdiction so a lower court ruling is overturning a ban on same-sex marriage in california. the supreme court justices also narrowly ruled part of the 1996 defense of marriage act known doma was-- unconstitutional. woman took action after the federal government failed to recognize her marriage which is legal in the state of new york. >> i cried. i was thrilled, obviously. the immediate reaction was tears. >> federal recognition of their marriages will allow gay couples to enjoy the same perks like health and retirement benefits as heterosexual couples. the american civil liberties union helped argue windsor's case and said the rulings are a civil rights victory. >> we have 94 million americans

who live in jurisdictions where they have the right to marry. that is a most one third of the population. to get over the finish line we have to win state by state and we have to campaigns at the state level. >> by the end of the summer same-sex marriage will be legal in 12 of 50 u.s. states plus the district of columbia. there is opposition to the court ruling in other states. >> they attacked something they have no jurisdiction in whatsoever. the foundational unit of our society. which is marriage. that is something that god created. >> top u.s. catholic bishops called the rulings a tragic day for the u.s.. they said the court got it wrong. the federal government ought to respect the truth that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. u.s. president obama has already hailed the supreme court rulings as a significant

overturning of discrimination. he has directed the u.s. justice department to begin reviewing federal laws to ensure the court's decision especially when it comes to extending benefits to same-sex couples are quickly put into place. al jazeera, the u.s. supreme court. thousands of protesters continue to take to the streets over government corruption and social issues. police used tear gas and fired rubber coated steel bullets to disperse crowds. some responded by hurling rocks at riot police and tearing down police barriers. and violence there but also violence elsewhere. elsewhere in the country. >> that is true. we have seen the protests that had started in brazil.

we have heard reports that thousands of people, perhaps up to 5000 are marching peacefully. we do not have reports of confrontations like we have seen here we are 50,000 people were protesting as this match between brazil and ergo i came to an end. to an end.came you had some protesters and confrontations lighting fires in the street and lighting vehicles on fire. it was one of the biggest. this comes as the government is trying to show that it is receptive to these protesters 'demands. ' demands.ers thatvoted against the law would have taken power away from prosecutors were looking to perhaps investigate corrupt politicians -- who are looking

to perhaps investigate corrupt politicians. these college -- these protesters are filling the streets every night. >> you wonder how they are able to keep this momentum going and for how long they will be able to go on. it is interesting because the large part of the movement is made through connections on social media, online but also we are seeing meetings and sedans rio.t-ins in their conversations were about what are we going to do and it seemed like it was a way for people to network out in the open. we are saying in some of the -- with some of the community he mentioned it on his community radio show. he does not tell people the --

they have to go but he organizes that way and we saw thousands of people on tuesday night filing down from that hillside shanty town to protest in front of the state governor's house. media seeing traditional and social media and large gatherings of people meet up after talking on social media to plan together how to go forward. although we have not seen as large as a protest as we saw a week ago where one million people filled the streets across the country, we are seeing a sustained level of energy in cities across the country every day. perhaps not 10,000 every day but there is hundreds if not thousands marching in protest day after day in brazil. chile have seized control of dozens of high school in the capital of san tiago. they are flooding the streets and stoning vehicles and bringing traffic to a standstill.

thousands of students defied the police even if they are met by a tear gas and water cannon. they do not budge. have nots a show we yet finished. this battle is just beginning. we are not going to arrest -- we are not going to rest. we will not stop until we get what we want. >> they want a complete overhaul of the education system. they say public schools are not good enough and private schools are too expensive. interest rates and tuition loans are skyhigh. in the face of discontent, the government has implement reforms to the grants and loans program but the students want more. that as a teacher of the future i have to demonstrate and fight for change in the education system i will be serving in a couple of years. >> teachers, dockworkers, and copper miners also joined in on wednesday.

it is a protest movement that has gained momentum in the last two years and transforms education into a hot button issue during the presidential election year. al jazeera. takeuador said it could weeks to decide whether to grant asylum to edward snowden. he has been staying near the moscow airport. f has been snowden's home for five days. with a decision on the asylum application not expected for weeks, this could be a rather long stay. it will be an opportunity for the 30-year-old intelligence analyst to reflect on his future and a life on the run. whether he will be judged in years to come, assuming that is the sort of life he lives as the for who revealed material

the greater good or the unwise man who made -- who may have broken his country's laws is something we can only speculate about. the not think the life of political man on the run is likely to be much fun these days. >> he is believed to be staying in a hotel. travelersw requires who stay for more than 24 hours to apply for a visa. it is not known if he completed this process. we say an advocate than someone in the world should stand with this young man and protect him. has madeation hs he with courage change the world. >> the next flight leaves on thursday afternoon. it is a perfect opportunity for snowden to get out of russia. he will feel safer in havana and

it is a convenient jumping off spot for most of south america. his passport has been revoked by the state department so he will need other documents to get out of here. the news that ecuador will take weeks to decide on his asylum application means he is not going anywhere in a hurry. al jazeera at moscow airport. >> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. jacob zuma canceled the trip to mozambique. nelson mandela is now on life- support in a pretoria hospital. the u.s. supreme court has ruled in favor of of same-sex couples, granting them access to benefits. also paving the way for gay marriage in california to resume. and demonstrations in brazil have turned violent as dozens protest against the government. police have used tear gas and

fired rubber coated steel bullets. two protesters were injured. kevin rudd has made a comeback after -- as australia's prime minister. beating julia gillard and a bitter contest -- and a bitter contest.- in a bitter our correspondent joins us from sydney. are australians reacting? >> it has been an interesting reaction to the so-called soap opera politics. you would think that the people are getting quite frustrated. it has been about personal politics.

there is an element of australians who are rather bemused eye all of this. if you look at our local papers, the headlines to do. sweet revenge, deja coup. that is a bit of a theme there. another local paper saying "rudd's revenge." they're referring to the fact that rudd has turned the tables on julia gillard. d resurrection." saying that julia gillard will leave politics. she has promised to do that. mr. rudd has given -- been to the governor general and been sworn in as the prime minister. he will go to parliament this afternoon and make a statement to announce himself as the new prime minister of australia. the opposition will have the opportunity to offer a no- confidence vote if that is --

and if that happens, we will have more interesting things going on. the opposition wants to get this to an election so the australian people can vote. nothing is impossible here. >> will this sin leadership change, make a difference for labor in the upcoming election? the party looks set for deceit but it is -- for defeat but it is bad for labor. >> the polls have been showing that julia gillard was behind the opposition leader. rudd as the kevin new labour leader was a last- ditch effort by the party to throw competition. the opposition leader has been speaking and he sounds a little bit more nervous. he is calling for a new

election day. he wants to know when he is going to the polls and he sounds more nervous than under julia gillard. it does look as though mr. abbott will win this upcoming election. it is set for september 14 but it could be a soon as august if kevin rudd wants to change the date. >> thank you. live in sydney 4s. fighting has broken out between supporters and opponents of the egyptian president. two people were killed. 170 injured. in that speech, president morsi warned that continued unrest would care lies the country. he also admitted to a number of mistakes. he has vowed to push on with important reforms and to fix the country's struggling economy. >> i have made a lot of mistakes and i have made a lot of successes at the same time. this is a fact. economic growth has been delayed.

it requires political settlement and stability. in the past year i discovered that revolution in order to achieve its goals and targets has to have her medical reforms and practices of the country's institutions. we must do your way from traditional. >> we have more from the egyptian capital of cairo. >> in a rather lengthy speech that lasted two and a half hours, president morsi gave a balance sheet of his one year in office. he listed achievement but acknowledged mistakes had been done. he said he was saddened and offered an apology for the long lines outside gas stations for the constant -- and for the constant power cuts. he offered the opposition the opportunity to be part of the national council to introduce amendments to the constitution after the criticism as to the constitution not being representative enough to all the political parties. he called for the establishment of a national

reconciliation council. he had harsh words to the opposition accusing them of aligning itself with members of the former regime who are now trying to reverse the course of the revolution. the harsh words are likely not going to go down well with the opposition that insists it is not going to accept anything from the president short of a call for early presidential elections. certainly the speech has not perhaps helped implicating the escalation between the presidency and the opposition and calls for widespread protests later this weekend. barack obama has arrived in africa at the start of a weeklong visit. air force one touched down in senegal a few hours ago. he will is it south africa and tanzania. -- he will visit south africa and tanzania. the trip is not without controversy. pre-k's there was dancing in the streets of kenya when

president barack first elected. in his first year in office he stopped in ghana and said he understood this land. at 20 to our visit was the last the african people have seen of him. even white house officials say they have not hate enough attention to the continent. -- have not paid enough attention to the continent. the white house says the president wants to talk about aid, development, and democracy. the critics say he has shown what he cares about. security and expanding the u.s. military presence in the region. take a look at publicly named places. somalia, south sudan, the democratic republic of the congo, the congo, the central african republic, libya, and djibouti.

in many places they are there to train african troops. that is going to create problems. >> what is missing is teaching them respect for the civilian authorities so they do not quite guns at them because those are their commanders in them and also teaching that the ordinary citizens are not to be abused. human rights respect. >> he would like the resident to focus on development. there will be several stops where he is expected to tout his record on aid but the facts show that his predecessor gave much more. aid to africa for drupal during george w. bush's presidency. nine $4 gave four point billion to the continent but there was a rapid increase driven by president bush's emergency plan for aids relief. when president obama came to office, the amount the u.s. .onated rose to $8.24 billion during the presidency, the amount donated has decreased.

in 2012 it is estimated the u.s. gave over $7 billion. most americans are focused on less about what he is spending but where he is spending just to go there. the trip will cost taxpayers $100en $60 million and million. >> u.s. court has thrown out a four iraqis who claim they were tortured in abu ghraib risen. -- prison. the former detainees say they were strip naked and abused and given electric shocks. spent nearly a decade to tell his tale of torture in a court of law. >> he said forced nudity where and stripped me nude shaved me completely bald.

>> he was held for two months inside abu ghraib prison. he does not appear in them but he said he was stripped naked and given electric shocks, sexually assaulted, beaten with a baton, choked, and threatened with death. a u.s. federal court in virginia has ruled he cannot tell his tale of torture at abu ghraib in a courtroom here. the court ruled that has no authority to judge alleged crimes that occurred in a sovereign nation and it says the provisional authority gave defense contractors like those accused of carrying out acts of torture immunity from lawsuits. on one side there is a multi- alien dollar defense contractor with a firm of 500 lawyers. on the other, four iraqis and aid fundedand legal by donations. they thought they had found a

loophole. they hired a michigan lawyer to at abu contractor ghraib. >> what america does bad, you know what, there is a system in place to hold the torturers accountable. say eachou four they were detained for questioning because of being nearby when explosions occurred. all were released against -- without charges. we ask me contractor to respond and they did not. the contractor to respond and they did not. nearly a decade after the incidents that tarnish the name

of abu ghraib and the u.s. government, the iraqis say they will continue to seek justice but unless a higher court overrules the federal judge in virginia m a the iraqis who accused the u.s. of torture will never get their day in court. they say a house is not a home and sometimes a house is not even a house. confused? we will explain from east london. >> things are not quite as they appear. it is all an illusion. smoke and mirrors. mirrors, anyway. and installation of art -- an installation of art by an argentinian artist. >> they put this work in an urban context. and it becomes

real because it is situated in this location. >> it is fun to look at it. want tonk you don't take the pictures, you just want to look at yourself. >> with this most ordinary london house, the artist has set out to deceive, to show how easily perception can defy reality. how reality can be whatever we wanted to be -- want it to be. spider man's be dream come true. >> the wimbledon tennis championships have rarely seen a day like it. seven players withdrawing through injury. the biggest story of roger federer going out.

he lost his set in four sets. this was his earlier -- his earliest exit in more than a decade. matcht able to start the as she injured herself in the first round and was critical of the court conditions. knocked outpova was no

[captioning made possible by kcet television] [hoofbeats] >> the annual migration of wildlife through the serengeti is one of the great spectacles of the natural world. in kenya, the migration runs across maasai communal lands. recent reforms mean that individual maasai can now sell their land, and the temptation to do deals with commercial farms and hotel chains is huge.